Collections made by De Castro

Common to dominant grass in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland on deep, light brown sands.

Dominant to subdominant species on deep, light brown to white sands in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland near coast.

In seasonally inundated parts of the Govuru River floodplain in dense reed-beds dominated by Typha capensis, Phragmites australis and especially Cladium mariscus.

Climber in dense thicket patches in Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia spiciformis closed woodland (sensu Edwards 1983). -x000D- Stems up to 6 cm in diameter and bark deeply fissured and corky.

Common shrub (up to 4 m tall) in dense thicket on red-brown loamy sand. Thicket habitat heavily fragmented by clearing for cultivation.

Common on brown sandy loams in short closed woodland dominated by Vitex payos, Piliostigma thonningii and Lannea stuhlmannii.

Parasitic shrub parasitizing Julbernardia globiflora in Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia spiciformis short closed woodland (sensu Edwards 1983).-x000D- Altitude 58 m a.s.l.

On outer edge of the Goruvu River floodplain grassland dominated by Imperata cylindrica, Andropogon eucomus and Dactyloctenium geminatum. -x000D- Single-stemmed shrub up to 2 m in height sometimes forming dense stands.

In approximately 20 ha 'Flats Wetland', situated some 2 km from the coast, which is the source of the perennial stream. Plants rare and growing only in 1 m deep permanently saturated peat with patches of open water with Nymphaea nouchali. Vegetation

Common in 50 cm deep water on the margins of the permanently inundated zone of a lake on the Govuru River floodplain.

Shrub up to 1.6 m tall, growing in understorey of dense short thicket dominated by Spirostachys africana and Strychnos potatorum. Other understorey shrubs include Carissa praetermissa, Uvaria gracilipes and Pavetta gracillima. Soil: light brown loamy

Common shrub in understorey of 'coastal forest'.

Common in short open/closed woodland (see Edwards, 1983) on red-brown sandy clay loams. Dominant trees: Combretum molle Strychnos madagascariensis, Sclerocarya birrea and Combretum imberbe. Plant 50 cm tall, multi-stemmed shrub with pale pink flowers

Moist soils (not wetland soils); soils: brown sandy loams. Short closed woodlands in bottom land situation in very gently undulating terrain.

Common on seasonally saturated white sands at the margins of a valley bottom wetland. Occurs just below the fringing Syzygium woodland.

Plants strongly rhizomatous and with thick fleshy roots. Leaves highly inconspicuous and plants almost impossible to detect if not in flower. Leaves with camouflage pattern. 10 plants counted. Rare. In 90% shade on forest floor in dense leaf litter

Common to sub-dominant species on peat substrates where dominant species is Trichopteryx dregeana. Habitat is a 150 m wide coastal valley-bottom wetland.

Common on white, hydromorphic sands that are organically enriched, on the margins of a mire (peatland) which forms the source of a coastal stream.

Seasonally saturated white sands with thin organic horizon, on margins of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland.

Locally dominant emergent hydrophyte in coastal stream in transition zone between mangrove swamp and peatland (mire) habitats.

Parasitic shrub on Brachystegia spiciformis in Brachystegia/Julbernardia short closed woodland on white to light brown sands in the Govuru River catchment.-x000D- Altitude 46 m a.s.l.

In Julbernardia/Brachystegia short closed woodland on deep, light brown sands near the coast. Common grass.

Dominant grass on peat substrates in a channelled valley-bottom weyland that forms the headwaters of a short (< 5 km) coastal stream.

Dominant tree in narrow band of riparian short closed woodland (sensu Edwards, 1983). Fringing a c. 8 ha. 'wetland flat' that is the source of a small tributary of the Goveru River. Completely confined to riparian fringing woodland. Trees up to 7m t

Headwaters of a short coastal stream. On margin of seasonally inundated zone, on white seasonally saturated sands with a thin organic A-horizon. Uncommon.

In coastal valley-bottom wetland. Growing in seasonally to permanently inundated central zone. Twining on stems of grasses and sedges.